Tag: resin
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The last of the Brickworks pieces is a familiar site, but one I never get tired of. This is my signature ‘I ♥ Autumn’ design, using white birch back and deep red sumach leaves. The piece is contained in a copper bezel, antiqued by hand. I love those little spots of copper green, sometimes a…
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My second brickworks piece for the Etsy Holiday Sale is a similar treatment to yesterdays beauty, but minus the steampunk factor. Instead of being contained in an antique copper bezel this one is in a large, round, silver plated bezel. The Queen Anne’s lace is separated from the maple leaf base by a layer of…
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I’ve been experimenting with a new direction in resin – combining it with prints (specifically, transparent prints) to create transparent pendants with inlayed graphics. The results have been very cool. In this case I’m printing the graphics with gradients that I’ve already prepared, rather than adding dye to the resin after the fact. Check out…
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A few weeks ago I threw my largest plate yet on the wheel. It was lovely, and I had plans for it. I painted the middle in a denim blue underglaze and painstakingly carefully freehanded in the filigree. Alas, something happened between then and when I got the bisqueware out of the kiln – the…
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Every time I start thinking that I might just be getting bored of resin, I remember that it’s not the resin that thrills me – it’s the stuff that goes into it. My personal projects have always been focused on preserving and using organic material in my work – something my book strongly focuses on.…
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So many lovelies for my resin adventures. I’m trying to put together a resin display (with lights and everything!) of Ontario wildflowers. Stay tuned for photos of how I did!
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So I’m winding down my Etsy business of selling resin jewellery in favour of teaching people to make their own lovely resin pieces. It was kind of a bitter-sweet decision, but definitely one that I feel good about. One of my last sales was to a girl who had written to me months ago asking about tiger…
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Just completed this lovely piece a few days ago – it’s made with deep blue hydrangea petals and a silver dragonfly charm. The colours are so vibrant, this one’s for me :) Want to learn to make your own? Check out Resin Jewelry – the book!
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Last night I shot the last of the jewellery for the book. Final edits are happening this weekend, and this thing is going to print (crossing fingers) Monday. It should be available for purchase by mid-September latest. I can’t believe any of the above.
The Blue Brick 